1 Annual Follow-up Form

The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC)

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OMB#: 0925-0281
Exp. 03/31/2014

ANNUAL FOLLOW-UP FORM
ID
NUMBER:

FORM CODE:

A

F

U

DATE: 11/19/13
Version 2.0

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

/

0a. Completion Date:
Month

/
Day

0b. Staff ID:
Year

Instructions: This form should be completed during the interview portion of the participant's follow-up. The Date
is the day the contact was made or is the date the status determination was made. Special missing values are
allowed for cases where the response “Don’t know”, “Refused”, “Unknown”, or “N/A” is not listed as an option.

INTRODUCTION SCRIPT: "Hello, this is [your name] from the ARIC Study. May I please speak
with [name of contact]?"
"Hello [name of respondent]. My name is [your name] and I am from the ARIC Study. May I have
a few minutes of your time to ask about your recent health?"
A. STATUS
1. Result of contact for the interview (select one)
a. Participant contacted, agreed to be interviewed... .
b. Participant contacted, refused to be interviewed .. .
c. Proxy/Informant contacted ................................... .
d. Other person contacted ....................................... .
e. Contact pending; continue to attempt to contact .. .
f. Window closed; unable to contact ........................ .

 GO TO QUESTION 17
 GO TO QUESTION 71
 SAVE AND CLOSE FORM
 SAVE AND CLOSE FORM

2. Is the participant deceased?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 29

B. DEATH INFORMATION
3. Death reported by: (select one)
Relative/Spouse/Acquaintance ...........................................
Surveillance ........................................................................
Other (e.g., Obituary, Social Security Administration) .........
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4. Date of death:
Month

/
Day

Year

5. Location of death:
a. City: __________________________

c. State:

b. County: ________________________
6. Are you able to answer some questions about any hospitalizations that occurred since our last
contact with [name] on [mm/dd/yyyy]?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 7

6a. Is there someone else who could answer these questions?
Yes - person located........................................
Yes - reschedule remainder of interview...........
No ...................................................................

 GO TO QUESTION 71
 GO TO QUESTION 71

HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR HEART ATTACK / CONDITION / STROKE (for deceased participants)
7. Was [name] hospitalized for a heart attack, or heart condition, or stroke since our last contact on
[mm/dd/yyyy]?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 10
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8a. Hospital Name, City, State:

8a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: ______________________________

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8b. Approximate date of hospitalization:
Month

Year

Second hospitalization, if applicable
▼

9a. Hospital Name, City, State:

9a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: ______________________________

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9b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

OTHER HOSPITALIZATIONS (for deceased participants)

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10. Did [name] stay overnight as a patient in a hospital for any other reason since our last contact?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 14

11a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
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11b. Hospital Name, City, State:

11b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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11c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

Second hospitalization, if applicable
12a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
▼

12b. Hospital Name, City, State:

12b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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12c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

Third hospitalization, if applicable
13a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
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13b. Hospital Name, City, State:

13b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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13c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

OUTPATIENT TREATMENT (for deceased participants)
14. Was [name] admitted to an emergency room or a medical facility for outpatient treatment since our
last contact?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 71

15. Was this related to a heart problem or difficulty breathing?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 71

16a. Hospital/Medical Facility Name, City, State:
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16a1. Specify hospital/medical facility name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _________________

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16b. Approximate date of admission:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 71
Year

C. GENERAL HEALTH
17. Now I will ask you some questions about your health. Over the past year, compared to other people
your age, would you say that your health has been excellent, good, fair or poor?
Excellent .....................
Good ...........................
Fair .............................
Poor ............................
[QUESTIONS 18-20 MOVED TO MCU FORM]
21a. Are there times when you wake up at night because of difficulty breathing?
Yes ............................
No .............................
21b. Do you have trouble breathing or shortness of breath when hurrying on a level surface?
Yes ............................
No .............................
Unable to Walk ..........

 GO TO QUESTION 22

21c. Do you have trouble breathing or shortness of breath when walking at ordinary pace on a level
surface?
Yes ............................
No .............................
21d.Do you stop for breath when walking at your own pace?
Yes ............................
No .............................
21e.Do you stop for breath after walking 100 yards on a level surface?
Yes ............................
No .............................
21f. Do you have to walk slower than people of your own age on a level surface because of shortness of
breath?
Yes ............................
No .............................
22. Do you have difficulty breathing when you are not walking or active?
Yes ............................
No .............................

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23. Do you usually have some cough or wheezing?
Yes ............................
No .............................
[QUESTIONS 24-25 MOVED TO MCU FORM]
26. Do you have pain in your legs caused by a blockage of the arteries?
Yes ............................
No .............................
27. Do you often have swelling in your feet or ankles at the end of the day?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 28

27a. Is the swelling in your feet or ankles gone in the morning?
Yes ............................
No .............................
28. Since we last contacted you, has a doctor said you had cancer?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 36

28a. Can you tell me in what part of the body the most recently diagnosed cancer was located?
______________________________
28b. What is the approximate date the cancer was diagnosed?

/
Month

Year

DOCTOR INFORMATION FOR CANCER
“Please provide the contact information of the doctor you most recently visited for your
cancer.”
28c. Contact information of the doctor you last saw for your cancer:
28c1. Doctor Name: _________________________
28c2. Clinic or Institution Name: _________________________
28c3. Address: ____________________________
28c4. City: _______________

28c5. State:

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28c6. Approximate date:
Month

Year

“The ARIC study would like to ask your health care providers to tell us more about your
cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you agree to do this, I will send you a form that tells your
providers that you authorize the ARIC study to get this information from them. Once you sign
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that form and mail it back to me, I will contact your health care providers.”
28d. May I send you this release form and an addressed envelope for you to mail it back?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 36
 GO TO QUESTION 36

D. CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS
29. May I ask you some questions about [name’s] health?
Yes .......
No .........

GO TO QUESTION 36

29a. Is there someone else we can ask?
Yes, person located..........................................
Yes, reschedule remainder of interview ............
No ....................................................................

 GO TO QUESTION 36
 GO TO QUESTION 71
 GO TO QUESTION 71

RECENT HEART FAILURE DIAGNOSIS
[QUESTIONS 30-35 MOVED TO MCU FORM]
36. Since we last contacted you [name] on [mm/dd/yyyy], has a doctor said you [name] had a heart
attack?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 40

37. Were you (Was [name]) hospitalized at that time?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 40

HOSPITAL INFORMATION FOR HEART ATTACK
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38a. Hospital Name, City, State:

38a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

38b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

Second hospitalization, if applicable
39a. Hospital Name, City, State:

▼

39a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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39b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

40. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said you [name] had angina, angina pectoris or
chest pain due to heart disease?
Yes ............................
No .............................
[QUESTIONS 41-44b MOVED TO MCU FORM]
45. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said that you [name] had a blood clot in your lungs
or a pulmonary embolus?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 48

46. Were you (was [name]) hospitalized for a blood clot in your lungs or a pulmonary embolus at that
time?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 48

HOSPITALIZATION FOR BLOOD CLOT IN LUNGS
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47a. Hospital Name, City, State:

47a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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47b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

48. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said that you [name] had a stroke, slight stroke,
transient ischemic attack, or TIA?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 51

49. Were you (was [name]) hospitalized for this stroke, slight stroke, transient ischemic attack, or TIA?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 51

HOSPITALIZATION FOR STROKE OR TIA
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50a. Hospital Name, City, State:

50a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

50b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

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E. ADMISSIONS
51. Since our last contact, were you (was [name]) hospitalized or did you [name] stay in a hospital
observation unit for any reason that you have not yet mentioned?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 57

HOSPITALIZATION FOR OTHER REASON
52a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
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52b. Hospital Name, City, State:

52b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

52c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

HOSPITALIZATION FOR OTHER REASON
53a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
▼

53b. Hospital Name, City, State:

53b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

53c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

HOSPITALIZATION FOR OTHER REASON
54a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
▼

54b. Hospital Name, City, State:

54b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

54c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

HOSPITALIZATION FOR OTHER REASON
55a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
55b. Hospital Name, City, State:

▼

55b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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55c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

HOSPITALIZATION FOR OTHER REASON
56a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
▼

56b. Hospital Name, City, State:

56b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

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56c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

EMERGENCY ROOM/MEDICAL FACILITY INFORMATION
57. Were you (Was [name]) seen at an emergency room or a medical facility for outpatient treatment
since our last contact on [mm/dd/yyyy]?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 60

58. Was this related to a heart problem or difficulty breathing?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 60
▼

59a. ER/Facility Name, City, State:

59a1. Specify ER/Facility name, city, and state if not in drop down list:___________________________

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59b. Approximate date
Month

Year

60. Since our last contact, (Did [name] stay) have you stayed overnight as a patient in a nursing home?
Yes ............................
No .............................
61. Are you (Is [name]) currently a resident of a nursing home or long-term care facility?
Yes ............................
No .............................

F. INVASIVE PROCEDURES
Next I am going to ask about various types of surgery and medical procedures. We are interested
in those that occurred in the hospital, or as an outpatient.

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62. Since we last contacted you [name] on [mm/dd/yyyy], have you (has [name]) had any surgery on
your [name’s] heart, or the arteries of your [name’s] neck or legs, not counting surgery for varicose
veins?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 64

63. Did you [name] have:
a. Coronary bypass?
Yes ............................
No .............................
b. Other heart procedure?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 Specify: ________________________________________

c. Carotid endarterectomy?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 63e

d. Site:
Right ..........................
Left ............................
Both ...........................
e. Other arterial revascularization?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 Specify: ________________________________________

f. Any other type of surgery on your heart or the arteries of your [name’s] neck or legs?
Yes ............................
No .............................
64. Since we last contacted you [name] on [mm/dd/yyyy], have you (has [name]) had a balloon
angioplasty or stent on the arteries of your [name’s] heart, neck, or legs?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 Go to Question 65

Did you [name] have:
a. Angioplasty or stent of the coronary arteries of your [name’s] heart:
Yes ............................
No .............................
b. Angioplasty or stent in the arteries of your [name’s] neck:
Yes ............................
No .............................

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c. Angioplasty or stent of the lower extremity arteries:
Yes ............................
No .............................
Angioplasty or stent facility information
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d. Facility Name, City, State:

e. Specify Facility name, city, and state if not in drop down list:___________________________

/

f. Approximate date
Month

Year

G. INTERVIEW
Now I would like to ask about medication use during the past four weeks.
65. Did you [name] take any medications prescribed by a health professional during the past four
weeks?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 Go to Question 66

Did you [name] take any prescribed medications for:
a. High blood pressure or hypertension?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
b. High blood cholesterol?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
c. Diabetes or high blood sugar?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
c. .........................
d. Heart failure?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
e. Asthma?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
f.

Chronic bronchitis or emphysema?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No

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g. Chest pain or angina?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
h. Abnormal heart rhythm?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
i.

Blood thinning?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No

j.

Stroke?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No

k. Mini-stroke or TIA?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
l.

Leg pain while walking or claudication?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No

m. Depression?
a. ......................... Yes
b. ......................... No
Next I would like to ask you about your regular use of aspirin. This includes aspirin alone or in a
combination with another drug, such as aspirin in a cold medicine. By regular use, I mean taking
aspirin at least once a week for several months.
66. Do you [name] regularly take any aspirin or aspirin-containing products including Alka-Seltzer, cold
and allergy medication or headache powder? This does not include acetaminophen (for example,
Tylenol), ibuprofen (for example, Advil, Motrin or Nuprin), and naproxen (for example, Aleve).
Yes ............................
No .............................
66a. Do you [name] regularly take medicine for pain or inflammation that does NOT contain aspirin?
This would include Tylenol, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Midol, or Ibuprofen among others.
Yes ............................
No .............................
[Questions 67-68 deleted]
Next, I have a few miscellaneous questions.
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69. Do you (Does [name]) now smoke cigarettes?
Yes ............................
No .............................
70. Please tell me which of the following describes your [name’s] current marital status:
Married ......................
Widowed ...................
Divorced ....................
Separated..................
Never Married ............
H. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
71. AFU Completion Status:
a. Complete ....................................................................................
b. Partially complete; contact again within window (interruptions) ...
c. Partially complete; unable to complete within window (done) ......

CLOSURE SCRIPT:
If participant deceased: “We may need to contact a family member later. When would be a good
time to call in that case?”

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OMB#: 0925-0281
Exp. 03/31/2014

MEDICAL CONDITIONS UPDATE FORM
ID
NUMBER:

FORM CODE:

M

C

U

DATE:11/19/2013
Version 1.0

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

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0a. Completion Date:
Month

/
Day

0b. Staff ID:
Year

0c. Person being interviewed:
Participant ........................................
Proxy/informant/Other person ...........

 GO TO QUESTION 6

Instructions: This form is updated during the interview portion of the participant's follow-up. Any medical condition
question which has already been answered ‘Yes’ should not be asked. Special missing values are allowed for
cases where the response “Don’t know”, “Refused”, “Unknown”, or “N/A” is not listed as an option.

SECTION I – This section is asked of the participant only
1. Since we last contacted you, has a doctor said you had high blood pressure?
Yes ............................
No .............................

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1a. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 2

/
Day

Year

1b..CY:
2. Since we last contacted you, has a doctor said you have diabetes or sugar in the blood?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

2a. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 3

/
Day

Year

2b..CY:
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3. Since we last contacted you, has a doctor told you that you had chronic lung disease, such as
bronchitis, or emphysema?
Yes ............................
No .............................

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3a. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 4

/
Day

Year

3b. CY:
4. Since we last contacted you, has a doctor said you had asthma?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

4a. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 5

/
Day

Year

4b..CY:
5. Since we last contacted you, has a doctor said that you have peripheral vascular disease or
intermittent claudication?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

5a. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 6

/
Day

Year

5b..CY:
SECTION II – This section is asked of the participant or the proxy/informant/other person
6. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said that you [name] had heart failure or congestive
heart failure?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 7a

7. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said that your [name’s] heart is weak, or does not
pump as strongly as it should, or that you had fluid on the lungs?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

7a. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 12

/
Day

Year

7b..CY:
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DOCTOR INFORMATION FOR HEART FAILURE/WEAK HEART
8. Name and address of the doctor you [name] saw:
8a. Name _________________________
8b. Address ____________________________
8c. City: _______________

8d. State:

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8e. Approximate date:
Month

Year

If speaking to the participant: “The ARIC study would like to ask your doctor to tell us more
about your health. If you agree to do this, I will send you a form that tells your doctor that
you authorize the ARIC study to get this information. Once you sign that form and mail it
back to me, I will contact your doctor’s office.”
If speaking to the proxy/informant/other: “The ARIC study would like to ask [name’s] doctor to
tell us more about his/her health. If you agree to do this, I will send [name] a form that tells
the doctor that [name] authorizes the ARIC study to get this information. Once [name] signs
that form and mails it back to me, I will contact the doctor’s office.”
9. May I send you this release form and an addressed envelope for you to mail it back?
Yes ............................
No .............................
If the participant agrees to receiving and signing the release form, remember to update the PHF form
when the release form is sent to the participant, and then again when the release form is received back.
HOSPITAL INFORMATION FOR HEART FAILURE/WEAK HEART
10. At that time, were you (Was [name]) hospitalized or did you [name] stay in a hospital observation
unit?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 12
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11a. Hospital/Medical Facility Name, City, State:

11a1. Specify hospital/medical facility name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _________________

/

11b. Approximate date of admission:
Month

Year

12. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said you [name] had an irregular heart beat called
atrial fibrillation, or atrial fibrillation on a heart scan or electrocardiogram tracing?
Yes ............................
No .............................
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13. Since we last contacted you [name], has a doctor said that you [name] had a blood clot in a leg or
deep vein thrombosis?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 16a

14. At that time, were you (was [name]) hospitalized or did you [name] stay in a hospital observation
unit for a blood clot in a leg or deep vein thrombosis?
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 16a

HOSPITALIZATION FOR BLOOD CLOT IN LEG
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15a. Hospital Name, City, State:

15a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

15b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

PERSONAL NEUROLOGIC HISTORY
If speaking to the participant: “Since we last contacted you, have you been told by a doctor or
health professional that you have:”
If speaking to the proxy/informant/other: “Since we last contacted you [name], has [name] been
told by a doctor or health professional that he/she has:”
16a. Alzheimer’s Disease?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

16a1. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 16b

/
Day

Year

16a2..CY:
16b. Parkinson’s Disease?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

16b1. Date:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 16c

/
Day

Year

16b2..CY:
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16c. Memory loss or cognitive impairment?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

16c1. Date:

 GO TO QUESTION 16d

/

Month

Day

Year

16c2..CY:
16d. Dementia, vascular dementia, or hardening of the arteries of the brain?
Yes ............................
No .............................

/

16d1. Date:
Month

 SAVE AND CLOSE FORM

/
Day

Year

16d2..CY:

CLOSURE SCRIPT:
If proxy/informant/other person contacted: "Thank you very much for answering these
questions. We will call ______ in a few months."

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10. Do you live with this person?
Yes ............................
No .............................
11. How much mental or emotional strain is it for you to provide this care?
No strain ...............................
Low amount of strain ............
Moderate amount of strain ....
A lot of strain ........................
Extreme amount of strain .....

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12. Are you currently receiving care on an ongoing basis from a family member or friend to help with a
chronic illness or disability? This would include any kind of help such as companionship, dressing or
bathing, arranging care, or providing transportation.
Yes ............................
No .............................

 GO TO QUESTION 15

13. How are you related to the person who is providing care for you?
Spouse .................................
Friend ...................................
Neighbor...............................
Parent/Grandparent ..............
14. Do you live with this person?
Yes ............................
No .............................

C. ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
15. sAF General Interview Questions Completion Status:
a. Complete ....................................................................................
b. Partially complete; contact again within window (interruptions) ...
c. Partially complete; unable to complete within window (done) ......

CLOSURE SCRIPT:
"Thank you very much for answering these questions. You have previously provided us with
information on how to contact you. To help us contact you in the future, please tell me if the
information I have is still correct."
[Update the CIU form as necessary.]
"Thank you very much for answering these questions. We will call ______ in about six months."

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OMB#: 0925-0281
Exp. 3/31/2014

CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE FORM
ID
NUMBER:

FORM CODE

C

I

U

DATE: 4/20/2011
Version 1.0

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

/

0a. Completion Date:
Month

/
Day

0b. Staff ID:
Year

0c. Does participant have hearing problem/loss? Yes
No

0d. Does participant have cognitive impairment? Yes
No

0e. Participant has a spouse in the ARIC study.

0f. ID number of spouse:

Yes
No

 Go to item 0g

0g. Administrative information:______________________________________________________________________

Instructions: This form is updated any time a participant’s information changes.
INTRODUCTION SCRIPT: “Hello Mr/Mrs [name of participant or proxy]. My name is ________. I
would like to verify some of the information we have collected from you [name] in the past. First,
your [name’s] personal information; I’ll read the information we have and you can let me know if
anything needs to be changed."
A. VERIFICATION OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
1. a. Title: _____________________________________
b. First Name: ________________________________
c. Middle Name: ______________________________
d. Last Name: ________________________________
2. Mailing Address:
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. City: ______________________________________
d. County: ___________________________________
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e. State:

-

f. Zip Code:

g. Is this mailing address your [name’s] physical address? (i.e. where you [name] live[s])
Yes
No

 Go to item 3

Physical Address:
h. _________________________________________
i. __________________________________________
j. City: ______________________________________
k. County: ___________________________________
l. State:

-

m. Zip Code:
3. Home Phone Number:
4. Cell Phone Number:

(

(

)

-

)

(land line)

-

Does not use cell phone

5. Email Address: __________________________________

Does not use email

6. Is there another place where you [name] live[s]?Yes

No

 Go to item 9

Mailing Address:
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. City: ______________________________________
d. County: ___________________________________
e. State:
f. Zip Code:

-

7. Phone Number at this second residence:

Contact Information Update Form

(

)

-

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8. What time of year do you (does [name])live at this second residence?
from month

to month

-

9. SSN

-

(QxQ: If participant refuses, make field perm. missing)

B. CONTACT PERSON 1
“Now I would like to verify the information we have for your [name’s] contacts. These are the
people we can contact if we are unable to reach you [name] I’ll read the information we have and
you can let me know if anything needs to be changed."
10. a. Title: _____________________________________
b. First Name: ________________________________
c. Middle Name: ______________________________
d. Last Name: ________________________________
11. Mailing Address:
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. City: _____________________________________

-

f. Zip Code:

e. State:
12a. Telephone #1:

(

)

-

b. Telephone #2:

(

)

-

c. Telephone #3:

(

)

-

13. Relationship:

▼

13a. Is this person either the primary or secondary contact? (check only one)
Primary
Secondary
Neither primary nor secondary

C. CONTACT PERSON 2
14. a. Title: _____________________________________
b. First Name: ________________________________
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c. Middle Name: ______________________________
d. Last Name: ________________________________

15. Mailing Address:
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. City: ______________________________________
e. State:

-

f. Zip Code:
16a. Telephone #1:

(

)

-

b. Telephone #2:

(

)

-

c. Telephone #3:

(

)

-

17. Relationship:

▼

17a. Is this person either the primary or secondary contact? (check only one)
Primary
Secondary
Neither primary nor secondary

D. CONTACT PERSON 3
18. a. Title: _____________________________________
b. First Name: ________________________________
c. Middle Name: ______________________________
d. Last Name: ________________________________
19. Mailing Address:
a. _________________________________________
b. _________________________________________

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c. _________________________________________
d. City: ______________________________________
e. State:

-

f. Zip Code:
20a. Telephone #1:

(

)

-

b. Telephone #2:

(

)

-

c. Telephone #3:

(

)

-

21. Relationship:

▼

21a. Is this person either the primary or secondary contact? (check only one)
Primary
Secondary
Neither primary nor secondary
E. FOLLOW-UP PROXY INFORMATION
“We are asking all our ARIC participants to give us the name of a person that can answer questions
about your [name’s] health if you cannot. This person will be considered your [name’s] “follow-up
proxy” for the ARIC Study. Only your ARIC center can contact your [name’s] proxy.”
22. Is one of the contact people you have already identified going to be this person for you [name]?”
Yes
No  Go to item 23
22a. Which contact person is your [name’s] follow-up proxy? .............................
1 = Contact #1
2 = Contact #2
3 = Contact #3

 Go to item 27

Please identify your [name’s] follow-up proxy.
23. a. Title: _____________________________________
b. First Name: ________________________________
c. Middle Name: ______________________________
d. Last Name: ________________________________

24. Mailing Address:
a. _________________________________________

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b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. City: ______________________________________
e. State:

-

f. Zip Code:

(

)

-

(
Telephone #3: (

)
)

-

25a. Telephone #1:
b. Telephone #2:
c.

▼

26. Relationship:
F. PHYSICIAN INFORMATION

Instructions: If updating for Annual Follow-up, this form is complete.
Questions 27 – 32 are asked during the recruitment phone call in preparation for the clinic visit.
“In approximately 6 weeks, we will send you [name] a summary of your study results from this exam
visit.”
27. Would you like us to also send this summary to your [name’s] physician or provider of medical care?
Yes .....
No ......  Go to item 30
28. a. First Name: ________________________________
b. Last Name: ________________________________
29. Mailing Address:
a. Clinic/Building: _____________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. City: _____________________________________
e. State:
f. Zip Code:

Contact Information Update Form

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G. OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR EYE SPECIALIST INFORMATION
“If you [name is] are selected and agree, we will take a photograph of the back of one of your
[name’s] eyes. If we find a medical condition in your [name’s] eye we can send a report to your
[name’s] eye specialist.”
30. Would you like us to send this report to your [name’s] eye specialist?
Yes .....
No ......

 Form is complete

31. What is the name of the doctor, ophthalmologist, or eye specialist you [name] saw concerning your
[name’s] vision?
a. First Name: ________________________________
b. Last Name: ________________________________
32. Mailing Address:
a. Clinic/Building: _____________________________
b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
d. City: _____________________________________
e. State:
f. Zip Code:

Contact Information Update Form

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CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATE FORM
Appendix 1
AUNT
BROTHER
BROTHER (IN LAW)
BROTHER (STEP)
COUSIN
DAUGHTER
DAUGHTER (IN LAW)
DAUGHTER (STEP)
EX WIFE
FATHER
FATHER (IN LAW)
FATHER (STEP)
FRIEND
GRAND CHILD
HUSBAND
MOTHER
MOTHER (IN LAW)
MOTHER (STEP)
NEIGHBOR
NEPHEW
NIECE
PASTOR/MINISTER/PRIEST
SISTER
SISTER (IN LAW)
SISTER (STEP)
SON
SON (IN LAW)
SON (STEP)
UNCLE
WIFE
OTHER - SPECIFY IN NOTE LOG

Contact Information Update Form

Drop-down menu items for ‘Relationship’ questions on the CIU.

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Appendix 2

Follow-Up by Proxy
A very important goal of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study is to keep track of
any major changes in your health. This information is important for answering scientific questions
about heart disease and other health conditions. You are the best source of information regarding
your health, but there may be times when you are not able to provide these details yourself. We
are asking you to provide us with the name of a person that can answer questions about your
health if you cannot. This person will be considered your “proxy” for the ARIC Study. The person
you designate would only be contacted once per year, should you be unable to respond. Only
your ARIC center can contact your proxy.

What is a proxy?
A proxy is someone who can “stand in” for you and tell us about your health when you cannot
because of illness.
Why is a proxy needed?
For almost 20 years you have been providing information about your health to ARIC. This
important information should not be lost, even when you are unable to provide it yourself.
What does a proxy do?
Should it be necessary we would ask your proxy to answer questions about your health, just like
the questions you have been asked each year by the ARIC staff.
Whom should I name as my proxy?
You should select someone who knows you well enough to provide health information about you.
For example, your proxy can be the person who has your power of attorney, your legal health care
proxy, or your legal next-of-kin (including your spouse, son, daughter, brother, sister, etc).
Am I allowed to change my proxy?
Yes, you may change your proxy at any time by either calling ARIC or by indicating your wishes at
your annual ARIC phone call.
Will you give my earlier information to my proxy?
No, all of your information is strictly confidential and will not be provided to your proxy.
What would you like me to do now?
Using the attached form please indicate whom you have chosen to be your proxy. Please indicate
his/her name, contact information, relationship to you, sign the form and mail it to the ARIC field
center in the enclosed envelope.
We have sent a copy of this form for your own records and one to give to your proxy. This material
should be kept by him/her so he/she understands your wishes as a participant in the ARIC Study.
If you have any questions call Mr/Ms. ……… ARIC Study Manager at (xxx) xxx-xxxx

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Thank you for your continued dedication to the ARIC Study!

ARIC Proxy Designation Form
Participant Name:

________________________________
First

Last

ARIC ID: __________

MI

I have named as my proxy: ________________________________________
(Name of person you choose as ARIC Proxy)

Relationship:________________________________________
Proxy Address:______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Proxy Phone Number:________________________________
He/she has the authority to provide medical information, and/or to sign a Medical Release Form to
obtain hospital records or physician records for the ARIC Study.
___________________________________
Participant’s Signature

____________
Date

___________________________________
Witness

_____________
Date

Complete only if participant is physically unable to sign: I have signed the Participant’s name above at
his/her direction in the presence of the Participant and witness.
___________________________________
(Name)

________________________________
(Street)
________________________________
(City/Town)
(State)

Optional: If my ARIC Proxy is unwilling or unable to serve, then I appoint as my Alternate ARIC
Proxy:
_______________________________________________________________
(name of person you choose as your alternate proxy)
of______________________________________________________________
(street)
(city/town)
(state)
(phone)

Contact Information Update Form

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-

OMB#: 0925-0281
Exp. 03/31/2014

DEATH INFORMATION
ID
NUMBER:

FORM CODE:

D

E

C

DATE: 12/15/11
Version 1.0

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

/

0a. Completion Date:
Month

/

0b. Staff ID:

Day

Year

Instructions: This form is completed during the interview portion of the participant’s follow up in the event of the
participant’s death. The Date is the day the contact is made, or is the date the status determination is made.
Special missing values are allowed for cases where the response “Don’t know”, “Refused”, “Unknown”, or “N/A” is
not listed as an option.

INTRODUCTION SCRIPT: "Hello, this is [your name] from the ARIC Study. May I please speak
with [name of contact]?"
"Hello [name of respondent]. My name is [your name] and I am from the ARIC Study. We were
saddened to learn of [participant’s name] death. Please accept our condolences for your
loss. Would you be willing to answer a few questions about [participant’s name]?"
A. DEATH INFORMATION
1. Death reported by: (select one)
Relative/Spouse/Acquaintance ...........................................
Surveillance ........................................................................
Other (e.g., Obituary, Social Security Administration) .........

/

2. Date of death:
Month

/
Day

Year

3. Location of death:
a. City: __________________________

c. State:

b. County: ________________________

Death Information (DEC)

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4. Are you able to answer some questions about any hospitalizations that occurred since our last
contact with [name] on [mm/dd/yyyy]?
Yes .....................
No ......................

 GO TO QUESTION 6

5. Is there someone else who could answer these questions?
Yes - person located........................................
Yes - reschedule remainder of interview ...........
No ...................................................................

 GO TO QUESTION 13
 GO TO QUESTION 13

B. HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR HEART ATTACK / HEART CONDITION / STROKE
6. Was [name] hospitalized for a heart attack, or heart condition, or stroke since our last contact on
[mm/dd/yyyy]?
Yes ............................
No..............................

 GO TO QUESTION 8
▼

6a. Hospital Name, City, State:

6a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: ______________________________

/

6b. Approximate date of hospitalization:
Month

Year

Second hospitalization, if applicable
▼

7a. Hospital Name, City, State:

7a1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: ______________________________

/

7b. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

C. OTHER HOSPITALIZATIONS
8. Did [name] stay overnight as a patient in a hospital for any other reason since our last contact?
Yes ............................
No..............................

 GO TO QUESTION 11

8a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
8b. Hospital Name, City, State:

▼

8b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________
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/

8c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

Second hospitalization, if applicable
9a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
▼

9b. Hospital Name, City, State:

9b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

9c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

Third hospitalization, if applicable
10a. Hospitalization Reason: _______________________________
▼

10b. Hospital Name, City, State:

10b1. Specify hospital name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _____________________________

/

10c. Approximate date of hospitalization
Month

Year

D. OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
11. Was [name] admitted to an emergency room or a medical facility for outpatient treatment since our
last contact?
Yes ............................
No..............................

 GO TO QUESTION 13

12. Was this related to a heart problem or difficulty breathing?
Yes ............................
No..............................

 GO TO QUESTION 13
▼

12a. Hospital/Medical Facility Name, City, State:

12a1. Specify hospital/medical facility name, city, and state if not in drop down list: _________________

/

12b. Approximate date of admission:
Month

 GO TO QUESTION 13
Year

CLOSURE SCRIPT:
"Thank you very much for answering these questions."

Death Information (DEC)

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E. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
13. Death Information Completion Status:
a. Complete ....................................................................................
b. Partially complete; contact again within window (interruptions) ...
c. Partially complete; unable to complete within window (done) ......

Death Information (DEC)

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